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Associations and Societies

The Alliance for Aging Research
The private, not-for-profit Alliance for Aging Research is the nation's leading citizen advocacy organization for improving the health and independence of Americans as they age. The Alliance was founded in 1986 to promote medical and behavioral research into the aging process. Since then, and as the explosion of the Senior Boom approaches, the Alliance has become the voice for Baby Boomer health by developing, implementing and advocating programs in research, professional and consumer health education and public policy.
Alzheimer's Association
The Alzheimer's Association, the world leader in Alzheimer research and support, is the first and largest voluntary health organization dedicated to finding prevention methods, treatments and an eventual cure for Alzheimer's.
 The American Geriatrics Society
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) is a nationwide, not-for-profit association of geriatrics health care professionals, research scientists, and other concerned individuals dedicated to improving the health, independence and quality of life of all older people.
American Society on Aging 
The American Society on Aging is an association of diverse individuals bound by a common goal: to support the commitment and enhance the knowledge and skills of those who seek to improve the quality of life of older adults and their families. The membership of ASA is a multidisciplinary array of professionals who are concerned with the physical, emotional, social, economic and spiritual aspects of aging. They range from practitioners, educators, administrators, policymakers, business people, researchers, students, and more.
The Coalition of Geriatric Nursing Organizations
The Coalition of Geriatric Nursing Organizations represents over 20,000 geriatric nurses seeking to improve the health care of older adults across care settings and is supported by the John A. Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, located at New York University.
The Gerontological Society of America
The Gerontological Society of America is a non-profit professional organization with more than 5000 members in the field of aging. GSA provides researchers, educators, practitioners, and policy makers with opportunities to understand, advance, integrate, and use basic and applied research on aging to improve the quality of life as one ages.
National Council on Aging
Founded in 1950, the National Council on Aging (NCOA) is dedicated to improving the health and independence of older persons and increasing their continuing contributions to communities, society, and future generations. NCOA is a 501(c)3  organization located in Washington, DC. At the heart of NCOA is a national network of more than 14,000 organizations and leaders that work with us to achieve our mission.  NCOA's 3,800 members include senior centers, area agencies on aging, adult day service centers, and faith-based service organizations, senior housing facilities, employment services, consumer groups and leaders from academia, business and labor.
National Gerontologic Nursing Association 
The National Gerontological Nurses Association (NGNA) was founded in 1984 and is dedicated to the clinical care of older adults across diverse care settings. Members include clinicians, educators, and researchers with vastly different educational preparation, clinical roles, and interest in practice issues. A striking feature is the substantial number of certified gerontological clinical nurse specialists who select NGNA for membership.
America Association of Retired Persons  
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people age 50 and over. AARP is dedicated to enhancing quality of life for all as we age. We lead positive social change and deliver value to members through information, advocacy and service. AARP also provides a wide range of unique benefits, special products, and services for our members.
National Chronic Care Consortium
This Web site includes archived materials developed by the National Chronic Care Consortium. It provides access to advanced knowledge for serving people with multiple, complex chronic conditions. It offers tools and methods for addressing numerous aspects of integration of care for people with serious chronic conditions—clinical, administrative, financial, and cultural. It provides a framework, strategies, and sample policy specifications for reforming barriers that impede the ability of plans and providers to provide quality, cost-effective care


Dermatology Specific Sites

AgingSkinNet
AgingSkinNet is a comprehensive online aging skin information resource developed by the American Academy of Dermatology.
AgePage: Skin Care and Aging
Skin Care in Aging is one article in an Age Page series published by the National Institute on Aging. Each article is also available to download as an Adobe Acrobat file.

 

Education Centers and Institutes

Andrus Gerontology Center
Gerontology is the study of aging in the context of the entire life span. The USC Leonard Davis School and its research and services component, the USC Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, are improving the quality of life for older persons through research and education.
Brookdale Center on Aging 
Brookdale was founded by Dr. Rose Dobrof of the Hunter College School of Social Work in 1974 as one of the country's first multi-disciplinary academic gerontology centers. In this role, Brookdale serves as a critical bridge between gerontological education, research, policy, practice and advocacy. For the past three decades, the Center has taken the lead in identifying the needs of older New Yorkers, developing programs to make New York a better place to grow old, training professionals and paraprofessionals who serve the elderly, and championing both the elderly and policies to promote successful aging.
Consortium of New York Geriatric Education Centers
The CNYGEC is committed to serving a wide range of health and human service professionals and interdisciplinary faculty throughout New York State by offering a 3-day core program which provides a comprehensive overview of gerontology.
 GeriU
GeriU, the Online Geriatrics University, is the e-learning platform dedicated specifically to provide state-of-the-art instructional resources for gerontology and geriatric education for health-care professionals and students.

Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center
The UI Gerontological Nursing Intervention Research Center (GNIRC) strengthens and expands intervention focused research in nursing and related disciplines regarding the health of elders in a variety of care settings.
Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing

The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing seeks to shape the quality of health care older Americans receive by promoting the highest level of geriatric competence in all nurses. By raising the standards of nursing care, the Hartford Institute aims to ensure that people age with optimal function, comfort and dignity.  The Hartford Institute identifies and develops best practices in nursing care of older adults and infuses these practices into the education of every nursing student and the work- environment of every practicing professional nurse. The Hartford Institute educates the public to expect best practice and encourages national leadership to establish best practice as the standard for geriatric nursing care.

National Association of Geriatric Education Centers
The mission of National Association of Geriatric Education Centers is to provide an organization to support the national network of Geriatric Education Centers (GECs) dedicated to improving the education/training, supply, distribution and quality of health care professionals through strong community-academic partnerships; ultimately to improve the quality of health care for all elderly individuals, including the underserved and minorities.
Providence Center on Aging

Providence Health System in Oregon offers a wide range of services to meet the differing needs of seniors including classes, medical assessments, clinical studies and housing assistance.
Reynolds Center on Aging
The Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging and Department of Geriatrics, located on the campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences aims to deliver quality health care to older persons, conduct research on aging and age-related diseases, provide educational programs on aging for health care professionals and the public, and to influence public policy on aging issues.
Wayne State University Institute of Gerontology

The Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State University brings together science and service to advance the cause of aging research. Its multidisciplinary faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and pre-doctoral trainees focus on the social and behavioral aspects of lifespan health and cognitive development.


Educational Resources

The American Journal of Nursing's A New Look at the Old Series

ElderWeb

Geriatric Video Productions

GeroNet Health & Aging Resources for Higher Education

ConsultGeriRN

Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing

National Institute on Aging - Age Pages


Government Sites and Statistics

Administration on Aging
AgingStats.gov
Department of Health and Human Services (CMS/AHRQ)
USA.gov Senior Citizens' Resources
National Center for Health Statistics
National Institute on Aging
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Consolidated Human Activity Database

Geriatric Nursing Models of Care

NICHE Program
The mission of Nurses Improving Care for HealthSystem Elders (NICHE) is to import principles and tools to stimulate a change in the culture of healthcare facilities to achieve patient-centered care for older adults. NICHE is unlike other programs in that it does not prescribe how institutions should modify geriatric care; rather, it provides the materials and services necessary to stimulate and support the planning and implementation process.